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California Congressional Delegation Figures Prominently in House Vote to Adopt Rules for Impeachment Proceedings

October 31, 2019 12:04 pmNovember 1, 2019 4:26 pm

“This is not about the Republican Party; this is about the Republic.” ~House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy As House Democrats “rammed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump through a sharply divided House...

San Francisco Power Broker Willie Brown Jilts Kamala Harris for Hillary Clinton

October 31, 2019 6:11 amOctober 31, 2019 6:12 am

As the powerful Speaker of the California Assembly from 1980 to 1995, Willie Brown gave a BMW to his girlfriend Kamala Harris, 30 years his junior, and appointed Harris to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the Medical Assistance Commission....

Governor Newsom Announces New Partnerships To Aid Vulnerable During Planned Power Outages

October 30, 2019 9:24 pmOctober 30, 2019 9:26 pm

After a tumultuous month where planned power outages by PG&E caused thousands of elderly, poor, and disabled residents to suffer in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new partnership among numerous organizations and cities with the intent to alleviate...

Lyft, Uber, and Doordash Gather Support For Proposition To Alter New Independent Contractor Law

October 30, 2019 5:30 pmOctober 31, 2019 6:01 am

A proposed law funded by rideshare companies Lyft, Uber, and Doordash started signature gathering Tuesday. The law would alter AB 5, a bill signed into law last month by Governor Gavin Newsom that severely limits Californians who work as independent...

California Law Prevails As NCAA Agrees To Allow Student Athletes To Be Compensated

October 30, 2019 3:55 pmOctober 30, 2019 7:28 pm

Less than two months after California passed a law allowing collegiate student athletes in California to be compensated for their image, likeness, or name being used, the NCAA has announced that it will be allowed nationwide. Initially the NCAA vowed...

Petition To Increase Property Taxes For Commercial And Industrial Property Underway In California

October 30, 2019 6:04 amOctober 30, 2019 6:08 am

Signature gathering began Sunday for a proposition that would increase taxes for commercial and industrial properties in California. Currently state law follows the language of Proposition 13, a 1978 law that can only raise the value of a property by...

Former Governor Brown Addresses Congress, Warning Against Lowering Of Clean Car Standards

October 30, 2019 2:05 amOctober 30, 2019 10:26 am

Former California Governor Jerry Brown addressed a House Subcommittee in Washington Tuesday where he warned that removing higher emission standards and other clean car initiatives on automobiles will have dire consequences in the future. Brown, who was the Governor of...